Legal Commentary

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (314)

Posted on April 01, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Telegraph (from Wednesday, March 30; link good at time of posting):When Harry Fildes, a young surveyor, emailed a football mate saying it was all right to pursue his ?hot? ex-girlfriend, he intended the forthright and very unflattering message for the friend?s eyes only...

No Whales! Save the Nukes!

Posted on March 28, 2011
I'm just joking, of course. We should probably also save the whales, if we have any time after setting the record straight on nuclear power.George Wallace gives that record a good straightening this week in Blawg Review #304, hosted at his Declarations and Exclusions blog...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (313)

Posted on March 25, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Associated Press (from Monday, March 21; link good at time of posting):Police say a bride was arrested at her own wedding reception near Phoenix after she kicked a police officer.....Officers responding to a call found a large brawl in the backyard of the home and told everyone to stop fighting...

It's bad PR this week, but at least Ed. spells their names right.

Posted on March 23, 2011
The anonymous, globe-trotting Editor of Blawg Review is recently returned from the lovely island of Puerto Rico. Those of us who've been fortunate enough to see him at one of recent legal blogging meet-ups have heard much about the PR's beauty.In this week's Blawg Review #303, however, Ed...

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TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (312)

Posted on March 18, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Reuters (from Wednesday, March 16; link good at time of posting):Comedian Gilbert Gottfried apologized on Tuesday for a series of jokes made on Twitter about the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, comments which got him fired as the voice of insurer Aflac...

Hiatus

Posted on March 16, 2011
A Round Tuit will come back eventually (as far as you know).Image: "Shane" (George Stevens, Director; 1953)

Like Pi, Blawg Review goes on and on without a predictable pattern emerging...

Posted on March 14, 2011
On Pi Day, Dianne Rosky hosts Blawg Review #302 at her PLS CLARIFY blog. Rosky writes on language and legal writing and explained why Pi Day is an appropriate one for Blawg Review to commemorate:What, you may ask, does pi have to do with law, language, or legal writing? Well, nothing, but also everything...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (311)

Posted on March 11, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of CNN (from Tuesday, March 8; link good at time of posting):This time it was the intruder who called 911.....The suspect, Timothy James Chapek, was in the bathroom taking a shower when the homeowner returned to the house Monday night, Portland police said in a statement...

A Round Tuit (59)

Posted on March 09, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

All you do to me is talk talk... well, that and Blawg Review.

Posted on March 07, 2011
Mirriam Seddiq hosts Blawg Review #301 this week at her Not Guilty blog. Prompted by the anniversary of Bell's patent for the telephone, she takes as her theme the idea of changes in communication, from changes in method to changes in meaning to changes in frequency...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (310)

Posted on March 04, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of 101 Great Goals (from Thursday, March 3; link good at time of posting):Last Tuesday a crazy match was witnessed in the Argentinean fifth tier as referee Damien Rubino flashed a ridiculous 36 red cards during the clash between Claypole and Victoriano Arenas...

A Round Tuit (58)

Posted on March 02, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Sparta? Been there, done that. On to the Crimea!

Posted on February 28, 2011
In honor of Blawg Review's 300th edition, the still-anonymous-after-all-these-years Editor hearkened-back to the legendary three hundred Spartans who held the pass at Thermopylae. That Blawg Review 300 are indeed a select group — and one I'm pleased to be part of not once but six times (five all by my lonesome and once as co-author with my good friend Mike Semple Piggot)...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (309)... The Sequel!

Posted on February 25, 2011
This week's bonus joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Left Lane News (via Blawg Review Editor) (from Thursday, February 24; link good at time of posting):Back in May of 2009, a federal agent in the FBI was tasked with transporting a Ferrari that had been stolen six years prior and later used as evidence to convict the thief...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (309)

Posted on February 25, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Associated Press (from Tuesday, February 22; link good at time of posting):Police say a brawl between roommates over Girl Scout cookies led to assault charges against one of them.According to the Naples Daily News, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reports that 31-year-old Hersha Howard woke up her roommate early Sunday and accused her of eating her Thin Mints...

A Round Tuit (57)

Posted on February 23, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Give Peace a Chance?

Posted on February 22, 2011
Jennifer Lubinski hosts Blawg Review #299 this week at her Work Product blog. There's more love than law in this week's edition as Lubinski discusses the origins of the peace symbol, her own liberal sensibilities, and the continuing relevance of the peace movement in today's world...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (308)

Posted on February 18, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Reuters (from Thursday, February 17; link good at time of posting):A clown who won a seat in Brazil's Congress by a landslide has stayed true to his former profession by accidentally messing up his first vote...

A Round Tuit (56)

Posted on February 16, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

TGIBR: Thank God It's Blawg Review! (298)

Posted on February 15, 2011
Each Friday here, I do one or two "TGIS" posts — that's "Thank God It's Schadenfreude" — taking joy in the (usually well-deserved) misfortune of others. This week's Blawg Review #298, hosted by Brian Tannebaum at his My Law License blog, might just have satisfied my schadenfreude quota several days early...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (307)... The Sequel!

Posted on February 11, 2011
This week's bonus joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Engadget (From Wednesday, February 9; link good at time of posting):Sony PlayStation's (entirely fictional) Kevin Butler holds many (also fictional) positions within the company, but apparently none of them require him to keep up with (very real) news events...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (307)

Posted on February 11, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Telegraph (from Tuesday, February 8; link good at time of posting):A man who attended an illegal cockfight has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attach to it...

He ain't hairy... he's my blawger.

Posted on February 07, 2011
Big Legal Brain hosts a "Hair Shirt Edition" Blawg Review #297 this week, on the anniversary of Savonarola's Bonfire of the Vanities, and I like the post for a couple of reasons: First, I couldn't agree more with the Brainiacs' suggestion that it's "time to revive the wearing of hair shirts and the burning of vain things with which we disagree...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (306)

Posted on February 04, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of The Daily Mail (from Sunday, January 30; link good at time of posting):An immigration officer tried to rid himself of his wife by adding her name to a list of terrorist suspects.He used his access to security databases to include his wife on a watch list of people banned from boarding flights into Britain because their presence in the country is 'not conducive to the public good'...

A Round Tuit (55)

Posted on February 02, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Putting Our Best Faces Forward

Posted on January 31, 2011
Jamison Koehler hosts Blawg Review #296 at his Koehler Law blog. As regular readers of his blog know, Koehler is a thoughtful fellow — about his solo criminal defense practice in particular, the practice of law more generally, and the grander world beyond legal blogging...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (305)... The Sequel!

Posted on January 28, 2011
This week's bonus joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of Wired (from Thursday January 27; link good at time of posting):An unexpected and unwanted text message from a wireless company prematurely exploded a would-be suicide bomber?s vest bomb in Russia New Year?s Eve, inadvertently thwarting a planned attack on revelers in Moscow, according to The Daily Telegraph...

TGIS: Thank God It's Schadenfreude! (305)

Posted on January 28, 2011
This week's joy in the misfortune of others comes courtesy of the Asbury Park Press (from Thursday, January 27; link good at time of posting):An Italian bride has asked her new hubby for a separation after he brought his mother with them on their honeymoon...

A Round Tuit (54)

Posted on January 26, 2011
When it comes to legal blogging, there seems to be no shortage of writing worth reading once one gets around to it.What's that? You have no round tuit? My friend, you are fortunate indeed, for never before in human history have round tuits been so readily available...

Macintosh and DHS share a birthday; one comes from Apple and the other's bananas.

Posted on January 25, 2011
Reigning Blawg Review of the Year award winner Kevin Thompson offers a strong contender for this year's award with Blawg Review #295 at his Cyberlaw Central blog this week. On the dual anniversary of the Apple Macintosh's glorious introduction and the Department of Homeland Security's somewhat more ignominious one, Thompson focuses Blawg Review's sights on technology, security, and cyberlaw issues...

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